// this method loads a whole world from a txt file.
public static World LoadWorld(string file)
{
World BRAVENEWWORLD = new World();
// debuging ?????
try
{
using (StreamReader rd = new StreamReader(file)) // streamreader
{
string WORLDNAME = rd.ReadLine();
int locationNumber = Convert.ToInt32(rd.ReadLine());
int increment = 0;
List<string> superList = new List<string>();
List<string> itemList = new List<string>();
//loads the locations I think????
while (locationNumber != increment)
{
string Line = rd.ReadLine();
bool test = true;
while (test == true)
{
superList.Add(Line);
test = false;
}
increment++;
}
string itemReader = "";
// reads items into the list
while (itemReader != null)
{
itemReader = rd.ReadLine();
if (itemReader != null)
{
itemList.Add(itemReader);
}
}
List<Item> itemslocList = new List<Item>();
int listLength = itemList.Count;
int i = 0;
// this while loop does strange things
// mostly converting input to strings? not sure why its been a while
// converts strings into an ITEM class its interesting
while (listLength > 0)
{
string item = itemList[i];
string[] oneItem = new string[4];
string[] lineSplitter = item.Split(new char[] { '|' });
int o = -1;
foreach (string s in lineSplitter)
{
o++;
if (s != "")
{
oneItem[o] = s;
}
}
string itemName = oneItem[0];
string itemDesc = oneItem[1];
string itemMove = oneItem[2];
bool itemMover;
if (itemMove == "Y")
{
itemMover = true;
}
else
{
itemMover = false;
}
string blah = oneItem[3];
int itemLoc = Convert.ToInt32(oneItem[3]);
Item newItem = new Item(itemName, itemDesc, itemMover, itemLoc);
itemslocList.Add(newItem);
listLength--;
i++;
}
int locationtester = locationNumber;
int supercounter = 0;
string[] oneLocation = new string[4];
//SO MUCH CONFUSION
//but its ok
//appears to make a list of locations and calls it super list
//makes it a location
//also adds it to the world.
while (supercounter != locationtester)
{
string Line = superList[supercounter];
string[] linesplitter = Line.Split(new char[] { '|' });
i = -1;
foreach (string s in linesplitter)
{
i++;
if (i != 4)
{
oneLocation[i] = s;
}
}
int location = Convert.ToInt32(oneLocation[0]);
string desc = oneLocation[1];
string image = oneLocation[2];
string exitMess = oneLocation[3];
int[] exitArray = new int[6];
string[] exitSplit = exitMess.Split(new char[] { ',' });
i = 0;
foreach (string x in exitSplit)
{
exitArray[i] = Convert.ToInt32(x.Trim());
i++;
}
int countList = itemslocList.Count;
int u = 0;
List<Item> FinalItemList = new List<Item>();
while (u != countList - 1)
{
Item mess = itemslocList[u];
int locator = mess.getLoc();
u++;
if (locator == location)
{
FinalItemList.Add(mess);
}
}
Location newloc = new Location(location, desc, FinalItemList, image, exitArray);
BRAVENEWWORLD.AddLocation(newloc);
supercounter++;
}
BRAVENEWWORLD.MakeAlive();
}
}
catch
{
}
return BRAVENEWWORLD;
}